In 1800, the second Federal Census was conducted for the city of Albany and the other jurisdictions of Albany County. We have extracted information on individuals from a photostat of the manuscript document for the city of Albany that we found among the census holdings of the New York State Library/Archives during the initial sweep of nearby resources during the 1980s. Almost thirty years later, it remains the only manuscript copy of that document we have encountered.

Comprehensive surveys represent the most inclusive of community-based resources as they provide substantial information on definite city residents. However, these early censuses only identified the head of the household by name and accounted for the other household members statistically.

We began to present the figures here as we encounter those enumerated in our webwork beginning in March 2008. Our purpose here is to provide more useful information than has been previously offered. As with all comprehensive surveys, we strive to identify and link all the heads of households to website biographies. The 1800 census represents an ending point for people included in the defined community population.

Complete census returns for the three wards of the city of Albany follow: